Catching up with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons ahead of the band’s 2 nights in San Antonio 

Billy Gibbons celebrated his 76th birthday in December. And while most of his contemporaries who have hit the three-quarter century mark are kicking back and enjoying retirement, the ZZ Top founding member is racing through 2026 with plenty planned.  The year opened with Gibbons flying solo with hel

Texas governor Greg Abbott falls for fake image of Iran war — again

Someone come get Grandpa, he’s losing his grip on reality again. For the second time in a month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has fallen for a fake image of the Iran war. After a downed airman was rescued in Iran over the weekend, Abbott was one of several Republican politicos who were seemingly fooled by

Feds ask PAC tied to Sen. John Cornyn to say why it didn’t disclose recent contributions

Last year, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s reelection campaign weaponized a federal inquiry into the financial filings of his Republican primary rival, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Now, a political action committee (PAC) tied to the Texas incumbent is now facing questions of his own. The Federal Elect

These Texans want better schools for Black students. They disagree on vouchers as the answer.

Editor’s note: This post contains an image that includes a racial effigy. Jennifer Lee and Kyev Tatum agree that Texas’ Black students do not receive the same academic support as their peers, that schools punish them unfairly and that recent state laws silence Black history and perspectives in the c